Message posted on 14/11/2019
PhD scholarship in dementia care and surveillance technologies at the Department of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen
Please circulate widely! Thankyou! <br> <br>PhD scholarship at the Department of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen <br> <br> <br> <br>The Department of Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen invites <br>applications for a PhD scholarship within the project: 'Stay CONNECTed: <br>Digital technologies and rehabilitation in Danish dementia care' The PhD will <br>be placed at the Department of Anthropology and work closely together with the <br>project team. The successful candidate will be employed from February 1st, <br>2020, or shortly thereafter. <br> <br>The PhD project <br>The project is entitled 'Imellem selvbestemmelse og omsorg - et antropologisk <br>PhD studie af de sociale og etiske implikationer af brugen af alarm- og <br>sensorbaserede teknologier i den kommunale demensomsorg' and is co-finansed by <br>the Velux Foundation, the Alzheimer Research Foundation and the Nordea <br>Foundation. <br> <br>In recent years, new surveillance technologies such as GPS trackers, cameras <br>and alarm mats, have been developed and installed in dementia care, in order <br>to improve safety and security. At the same time, the regulative framework has <br>been broadened, allowing better possibilities for health care workers to use <br>these technologies. This project will explore the ethical and social <br>implications of this techno-legal transformation, and how it has reconfigured <br>dementia care. The project will be based on ethnographic fieldwork carried out <br>in municipalities in Denmark, in close collaboration with the PI/supervisor, <br>Associate Professor, Nete Schwennesen. <br> <br>Qualifications <br>The successful candidate will have a MA degree in Anthropology or a related <br>field, familiarity with medical anthropology and/or Science and Technology <br>Studies (STS), and an interest in dementia care. Excellent communication <br>skills in English (oral and written) will be a requirement, as well as an <br>interest in participating in international research networks. <br> <br>The candidate will be part of the PhD program at the Department of <br>Anthropology. The program provides PhD students with strong research training, <br>which opens up a window of opportunity to a variety of careers within the <br>private and public sectors. The program includes the drafting of a PhD thesis, <br>active participation in research networks, PhD courses, and teaching and other <br>forms of knowledge dissemination. <br> <br>The PhD process will be undertaken as a three-year full-time study within the <br>framework of the 5+3 study program. It is expected that the candidate will <br>apply for additional funding to cover expenses in relation to the project <br>(fieldwork and research stay abroad) <br> <br>In order to be eligible for a scholarship in the 5+3 PhD study program the <br>applicant must have completed a two year master's degree program or have <br>earned 120 ECTS credits at an equivalent academic level before starting his or <br>her employment. Applicants should check the study program <br>http://anthropology.ku.dk/PhD/ for more detailed descriptions of the entry <br>requirements. PhD students are paid a salary in accordance with the agreement <br>between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional <br>Associations (AC). The PhD student has a work obligation of up to 840 hours <br>over the 3-year period of time without additional pay. The work obligation can <br>for instance include teaching. <br> <br>The applicant is expected to know Danish well enough to be able to carry out <br>fieldwork in Denmark. <br> <br>In order to be awarded a PhD scholarship the applicant has to enrol as a PhD <br>student at the Faculty of Social Sciences, cf. the rules of the Danish <br>Ministerial order No 1039 of 27 August 2013. <br> <br>Information <br>A full project description can be received by contacting Research Consultant, <br>Christen Artagnan Srensen, e-mail cas@anthro.ku.dk <br>For more information about the project, please contact Associate Professor <br>Nete Schwennesen, email: ns@anthro.ku.dk <br> <br>Further general information about the study program of the department is <br>available on the Graduate Schools website: <br> <br>In English: http://samf.ku.dk/phd-skolen/english <br> <br>In Danish http://samf.ku.dk/phd-skolen/ <br> <br>Application <br>The application must be submitted electronically using the APPLY NOW button <br>below. The application must be in English and include: <br> <br> * A one page application letter <br> * A full curriculum vitae - including full publication list and contact <br>details. <br> * One full sample of a written academic text (MA dissertation, publication <br>or likewise) <br> * A two page description of methodological reflections and the analytical <br>interests that the applicant wishes to pursue within the field of dementia <br>care <br> * Diploma and transcripts of records (BSc and MSc) <br> <br>The Faculty welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people <br>regardless of age, gender, race, religion, ethnic background and citizenship. <br> <br>After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment <br>manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Appointment <br>Committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their <br>application has been passed for assessment by an expert assessment committee. <br>Selected applicants are notified of the composition of the assessment <br>committee, and each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of <br>the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself. You can read about <br>the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk <br> <br>Selected applicants will be invited for interviews held by the appointment <br>committee. The interviews will be held in week 51. <br> <br>The application must be submitted electronically no later than 8th December, <br>2019. <br> <br>Applications received after deadline will not be taken into account. <br>SG <br>STILLINGEN <br> <br>Kbenhavns Universitet giver sine knap 10.000 medarbejdere muligheder for at <br>udnytte deres talent fuldt ud i et ambitist, uformelt milj. Vi sikrer <br>traditionsrige og moderne rammer om uddannelser og fri forskning p hjt <br>internationalt niveau. Vi sger svar og lsninger p flles problemer og gr <br>ny viden tilgngelig og nyttig for andre. <br> <br>Info <br>Ansgningsfrist: 08-12-2019 <br>Ansttelsesdato: 01-02-2020 <br>Afdeling/Sted: Department of Anthropology <br> <br> <br> <br>Nete Schwennesen <br>Associate professor <br> <br>University of Copenhagen <br>Department of Anthropology <br> <br>DIR +45 35336016 <br>MOB +45 50498740 <br>ns@anthro.ku.dk <br> <br> <br>Recent Publications: <br> <br>Schwennesen, Nete. "Algorithmic assemblages of care: imaginaries, <br>epistemologies and repair work." Sociology of health & illness 41 (2019): <br>176-192. <br> <br>Schwennesen, Nete. "Surveillance Entanglements: Digital Data Flows and Ageing <br>Bodies in Motion in the Danish Welfare State." Anthropology & Aging 40.2 <br>(2019): 10-22. <br> <br>Felding, Simone Anna, and Nete Schwennesen. "Nr omsorgen udliciteres: En <br>analyse af den konfliktfyldte omsorgstrojka mellem mennesker med demens, <br>prrende og plejepersonale p et plehjem i Danmark." Tidsskrift for Forskning <br>i Sygdom og Samfund (2019) <br>Schwennesen, Nete. "When self-tracking enters physical rehabilitation: From <br>'pushed'self-tracking to ongoing affective encounters in arrangements of <br>care." DIGITAL HEALTH 3 (2017): 2055207617725231. <br> <br> <br> <br>[Title: SD_Logo] <br>_______________________________________________ <br>EASST's Eurograd mailing list <br>Eurograd (at) lists.easst.net <br>Unsubscribe or edit subscription options: http://lists.easst.net/listinfo.cgi/eurograd-easst.net <br> <br>Meet us via https://twitter.com/STSeasst <br> <br>Report abuses of this list to Eurograd-owner@lists.easst.netview formatted text
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